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 | System x3850 X6 (E7 v4 with DDR3) (6241)
Network Server
Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 09 Nov 2016
145001 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 12 |
Other Products:
| SUSE® OpenStack Cloud 8 - Compute Node |
Product Description
The Lenovo System x3850 X6 server is an eight-socket rack-mounted server that represents the sixth generation of the Lenovo Enterprise X-Architecture®. It delivers innovation with enhanced scalability, reliability, availability, and serviceability features to enable optimal performance for mission-critical databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments. The x3850 X6 packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, rack-optimized lid-less package that helps to significantly reduce the space that is needed to support massive network computing operations and simplify servicing. The x3850 X6 supports up to four Intel® Xeon® E7-8800 v4 high-performance processors and up to 6 TB of memory.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | PASS 5 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: A9E131VUS - v3.00 (05/16/2016) |
| CPU: | 4 Intel
Xeon® Processor E7-8890 v4 2.20 GHz |
| RAM: | 64 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 2 PCI Express X16 4 PCI Express X8 7 USB Ports Serial |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200eR2 |
| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | Lenovo
1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5 inch G3HS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.6.0-44.1 |
Config Notes
- Emulex Corporation OneConnect (XE100 series) Ethernet driver used during testing is not SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following driver package: elx-be2net-dd-sles11-10.0.800.0-1.tar.gz. This driver package can be downloaded and installed after the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: http://www.emulex.com/downloads/emulex/drivers/linux/sles-11/drivers/
- This is a SAN boot only system.
- The driver "htc-hfcldd" are used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the driver update disk(DUD) "dud-htc-hfcldd-4.11.17.2166.iso" and the driver package "htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.11.17.2166_3.0.76_0.11-1.sles11sp3.x86_64.rpm".
To obtain DUD and the driver package, access http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12346027.html .
DUD can be used to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server(SLES) to the SAN storage, and driver package can be installed after the SLES installation.
To install SLES to the SAN storage, refer to the document "Hitachi Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter Users Guide(SUSE Linux Enterprise Server driver Edition)" on http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12346027.html
- Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
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Referenced Bulletins
141651
Adapters and Drivers
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| Matrox®
MGA G200eR2 |
| | Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko |
| | Driver Date: 19-Oct-2016 | Driver Size: 95983 |
| | Checksum: cb1ebf472219e91c929cd8428f4336d9 |
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| Broadcom®
BCM5720 dual-port PCI Express® GbE Network Interface Controller |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: tg3.ko |
| | Driver Date: 19-Oct-2016 | Driver Size: 249959 |
| | Checksum: 2204f568852e6f097d7177cdb96df032 |
| | Driver Version: 3.137 |
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| Intel
X540 ML2 Dual Port 10GbaseT Adapter |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: ixgbe.ko |
| | Driver Date: 19-Oct-2016 | Driver Size: 482087 |
| | Checksum: 076a07a9db35bec5c37b5c5197c3aa25 |
| | Driver Version: 4.2.1-k |
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| IBM
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| | Driver Date: 19-Oct-2016 | Driver Size: 216703 |
| | Checksum: 6f0f2744d7b1f0f3a2ccf6ca5c182a50 |
| | Driver Version: 06.810.09.00-rc1 |
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The term SUSE YES Certified applies only to the exact configuration documented in this bulletin.
For more information on hardware exchange policies, please access the following document and view the Hardware Component Exchange Guide.
https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/
For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
1701 E Mossy Oaks Rd
Spring
, TX
77389
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